the production of more of a product or commodity than is required
overproduction in American English
(ˈouvərprəˈdʌkʃən)
noun
excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount
Word origin
[1815–25; over- + production]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: coupon, norm, pullout, reamer, treadmillover- is a prefixal use of over, occurring in various senses in compounds (overboard; overcoat; overhang; overlap; overlord; overrun; overthrow), and especially employed, with the sense of “over the limit,” “to excess,” “toomuch,” “too,” to form verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and nouns (overact; overcapitalize; overcrowd; overfull; overmuch; oversupply; overweight), and many others, mostly self-explanatory: a hyphen, which is commonly absent fromold or well-established formations, is sometimes used in new coinages or in any wordswhose component parts it may be desirable to set off distinctly
Examples of 'overproduction' in a sentence
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This in turn encouraged farmers to rear more cattle, thereby contributing to Europe's overproduction of food.
Tony Juniper SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD (2002)
Globally, there is overproduction of both dairy and beef.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Overproduction has led to a catastrophic drop in prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Then there are the environmental costs of overproduction.
The Times Literary Supplement (2016)
However, the storage crisis is not a result of mere overproduction.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They have no common interest in overproduction.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Silencing either of the cytokines may prevent them precipitating a dangerous overproduction of antibodies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The overproduction that resulted caused a reversal in fortunes in the 1980s.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
That familiar foible, overproduction, seems to be to blame.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This overproduction can predispose people to gain weight.